Proportionality ()
PURI: http://data.europa.eu/2sa/elap/proportionality Category: Digital Public Service Strategy (Public Policy Cycle) Scope: Business agnostic Principle: Proportionality Statement: (Statement) Limitation to the necessary actions to achieve public administrations objectives, ensuring the delivery with appropriate measures and not impossing excessive burdens. IoP Layer: Legal IoP, Organisational IoP Principle Source: Subsidiarity and proportionality Underlying Principle (1) of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) About source: The European Interoperability Framework is part of the Communication (COM(2017)134) from the European Commission adopted on 23 March 2017. The framework gives specific guidance on how to set up interoperable digital public services. PA Governance: Common Influence in DPS Implementation life-cycle: Obligation Influence in implemented DPS attribute: Obligation
elap:PURIhttp://data.europa.eu/2sa/elap/proportionality
dct:titleProportionality
dct:description(Statement) Limitation to the necessary actions to achieve public administrations objectives, ensuring the delivery with appropriate measures and not impossing excessive burdens.
dct:description(Rationale) Implementing the Proportionality principle when developing and providing solutions ensures that actions and measures are balanced and justified, avoiding unnecessary complexity and resource expenditure. This principle helps to maintain a focus on efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring that solutions are designed to meet objectives without overstepping or imposing undue burdens on stakeholders. By adhering to proportionality, organisations can optimise resource allocation and enhance the sustainability of public services. Additionally, limiting access to information ensures that public bodies only access data that is necessary and within their governance, protecting privacy and data integrity.
dct:description(Implications) To effectively implement Proportionality, organisations must conduct thorough impact assessments to ensure that measures are necessary and appropriate. Business processes should include regular reviews and evaluations to assess the proportionality of actions taken. Technically, solutions must be designed to be scalable and adaptable, allowing for adjustments based on ongoing assessments. Clear guidelines and criteria should be established to determine the necessity and appropriateness of measures, ensuring that they align with the overall objectives and do not impose excessive burdens. Public bodies must also ensure that access to information is justified and limited to data within their control or governance.
elap:scopeBusiness agnostic
elap:CategoryDigital Public Service Strategy (Public Policy Cycle)
dct:sourceSubsidiarity and proportionality Underlying Principle (1) of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF)
dct:sourcehttps://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/nifo-national-interoperability-framework-observatory/2-underlying-principles-european-public-services#2.2
rdfs:commentThe European Interoperability Framework is part of the Communication (COM(2017)134) from the European Commission adopted on 23 March 2017. The framework gives specific guidance on how to set up interoperable digital public services.
dcat:themeLegal IoP, Organisational IoP
elap:paGovernanceCommon
elap:influenceInDPSLifecycleObligation
elap:influenceInDPSAttributeObligation